Any road with shield_text will include a network property with a value like AA:bcdef where AA is a 2-character country code, followed by a : separator, and bcdef category value which either indicates the "region" (state or province) or "level" of the road network. There are exceptions to this for trans-national networks like e-road. In some cases, like the United States and Canada an additional modifier to appended to indicate Truck and other alternate routes, or further network disambiguation.
Some countries without network tags but with ref values with ; and / and other separators, including: Switzerland, Greece, India, Italy, Japan, Russia, Turkey, Vietnam, and South Africa.
When we don't see network we backfill based on common road operators values. Network values always replace plural ??:roads with singular ??:road.
When a network value can't be determined from the upstream data source we calculate where the road is located and provide the relevant 2-char country code as the network value. See table below for mapping of country codes to country names.
If not specified the network is from the raw OpenStreetMap network value.
AM:AM- ArmeniaAR:national- Argentina when ref starts withRNAR:provincial- Argentina when ref starts withRPAsianHighway- Asian Highway across multiple countries when network isAHor ref starts withAHAT:A-road- AustriaAU:A-road- Australia when ref starts withAAU:B-road- Australia when ref starts withBAU:C-road- Australia when ref starts withCAU:M-road- Australia when ref starts withMAU:Metro-road- Australia when ref starts withMRAU:N-route- Australia when ref starts withNAU:R-route- Australia when ref starts withRAU:S-route- Australia when ref starts withSAU:T-drive- Australia when ref starts withTBE:A-road- BelgiumBE:N-road- BelgiumBE:R-road- BelgiumBR:AC- Acre region in Brazil when ref starts withACBR:AL- Alagoas region in Brazil when ref starts withALBR:AM- Amazonas region in Brazil when ref starts withAMBR:AP- Amapá region in Brazil when ref starts withAPBR:BA- Bahia region in Brazil when ref starts withBABR:BR- Federal routes in Brazil and when ref starts withBRBR:CE- Ceará region in Brazil when ref starts withCEBR:DF- Distrito Federal region in Brazil when ref starts withDFBR:ES- Espírito Santo region in Brazil when ref starts withESBR:GO- Goiás region in Brazil when ref starts withGOBR:MA- Maranhão region in Brazil when ref starts withMABR:MG:local- Minas Gerais region in Brazil local roads when ref starts withMGorLMGBR:MG- Minas Gerais region in Brazil state roads when ref starts withAMG,CMG, orMGCBR:MS- Mato Grosso do Sul region in Brazil when ref starts withMSBR:MT- Mato Grosso region in Brazil when ref starts withMTBR:PA- Pará region in Brazil when ref starts withPABR:PB- Paraíba region in Brazil when ref starts withPBBR:PE- Pernambuco region in Brazil when ref starts withPEBR:PI- Piauí region in Brazil when ref starts withPIBR:PR- connecting roads in Paraná region in Brazil when ref starts withPRorPRCBR:PR- Paraná region in Brazil when ref starts withPRBR:RJ- Rio de Janeiro region in Brazil when ref starts withRJBR:RN- Rio Grande do Norte region in Brazil when ref starts withRNBR:RO- Rondônia region in Brazil when ref starts withROBR:RR- Roraima region in Brazil when ref starts withRRBR:RS- Rio Grande do Sul region in Brazil state roads when ref starts withRS,ERS,VRS, orRSCBR:SC- Santa Catarina region in Brazil when ref starts withSCBR:SE- Sergipe region in Brazil when ref starts withSEBR:SP:PLN- municipal roads in Paulínia region in Brazil, with ref starts withPLNBR:SP:SCA- municipal roads in São Carlos region in Brazil when ref starts withSCABR:SP- São Paulo region in Brazil and access roads ref prefix ofSPABR:TO- Tocantins region in Brazil when ref starts withTOBR:Trans-Amazonian- Trans-Amazonian route in Brazil when network isBRand ref isBR-230BR- Brazil fallback when operator inAutopista Litoral Sul,Cart,DNIT,Ecovias,NovaDutra,Triângulo do Sol,Viapar,ViaRondonCA:AB:primary- Alberta region in CanadaCA:AB:trunk- Alberta region in CanadaCA:AB- Alberta region in CanadaCA:BC:primary- British Columbia region in CanadaCA:BC:trunk- British Columbia region in CanadaCA:BC- British Columbia region in CanadaCA:MB:PTH- Manitoba region in CanadaCA:MB- Manitoba region in CanadaCA:NB- New Brunswich region in CanadaCA:NB2- New Brunswich region in Canada when network starts withCA:NBref is >= 100CA:NB3- New Brunswich region in Canada network starts withCA:NBand ref >= 200CA:NS:R- Nova Scotia region in CanadaCA:NS:T- Nova Scotia region in CanadaCA:NS:H- Nova Scotia region in CanadaCA:NT- Northwest Territories region in CanadaCA:ON:primary- Ontario region in CanadaCA:ON:secondary- Ontario region in CanadaCA:PEI- Prince Edward Island region in CanadaCA:QC:A- Quebec region in CanadaCA:QC:R- Quebec region in CanadaCA:qc- Quebec region in Canada, should be normalized toCA:QCCA:SK:primary- Sashsqatuan region in CanadaCA:SK:secondary- Sashsqatuan region in CanadaCA:SK:teriary- Sashsqatuan region in CanadaCA:transcanada- Canada Transcanada highway whennat_nameistrans-canada highwayCA:yellowhead- Canada Transcanda variantCA:YT- Yukon Territory region in CanadaCD:RRIG- Democratic Republic of the Congo if networkCD:rrigCH:motorway- Switzerland when ref starts withACH:national- Switzerland normalizedch:nationaland whenCH:NationalstrasseCH:regional- Switzerland normalizedch:regionalCL:national- ChileCL:regional- ChileCN:expressway:regional- China when ref starts withSand normalized fromCN-expressways-regionalCN:expressway- China when ref starts withGand normalized fromCN-expresswaysCN:JX- Jinxia region in China, when ref starts withXor network isJX-roadsCN:road- China normalization ofCN-roadsCZ:national- Czechia normalization ofcz:nationalCZ:regional- Czechia normalization ofcz:regionalDE:BAB- Germany federal autobahn when network isBABor ref starts withADE:BS- Germany federal roads when ref starts withBDE:Hamburg:Ring- Hamburg region ring road in Germany when prefixRingDE:KS- Germany county routes when networkKreisstra\xc3\x9fen Hildesheimor ref starts withKDE:LS- Germany county routes when networkLandesstra\xc3\x9fen NRWor ref starts withLDE:STS- Germany when ref starts withSorStDE- Germany when operator inautobahnplus A8 GmbH,Bundesrepublik Deutschland,Via Solutions Südwest,The Danish Road DirectorateDK:national- Denmark, normalization ofdk:nationale-road- European E-Road when ref starts withEor network ise-roadalreadyES:A-road- Spain when ref starts withAorAPand ref digits are 1 or 2 in length.ES:autonoma- Spain when ref starts withARA,A,CA,CL,CM,C,EX,AG,M,R,Ma,Me,ML,RC,RM,V,CV,CvES:city- Spain when ref starts withAI,IA,CT,CS,CU,CHE,EL,FE,GJ,H,VM,J,LN,LL,LO,ME,E,MU,O,PA,PR,PI,CHMS,PT,SL,S,SC,SI,VG,EI,ES:N-road- Spain when ref starts withNES:province- Spain when ref starts withAC,DP,AB,F,AL,AE,AS,AV,BA,B, ,BP,BV,BI,BU,CC,CO,CR,GIP,GIV,GI,GR,GU,HU,JA,JV,LR,LE,L, ,LP,LV,LU,MP,MA,NA,OU,P,PP,EP,PO,DSA,SA,NI,SG,SE,SO,TP,TV,TE,TO,VA,ZA,CP,Z,PM,PMVES- Spain when operator inAdministración central,Departamento de Infraestructuras Viarias y MovilidadFR:A-road- FranceFR:D-road- France when ref starts with^FR:[0-9]+:([A-Z]+)-road$to strip department numbers orNFR:N-road- France when ref starts withRNorRNILFR- France when operator inAPRR,ASF,Autoroutes du Sud de la France,DIRIF,DIRNOGA:L-road- Gabon when ref startsLGA:national- Gabon when ref starts withNorRNGB:A-road-green- United Kingdom when highway istrunkand ref starts withAGB:A-road-white- United Kingdom when highway isprimaryand ref starts withAGB:B-road- United Kingdom when highway issecondaryand ref starts withBGB:M-road- United Kingdom when highway ismotorwayand ref starts or ends withMGB- United Kingdom when operator inHighways England,Midland Expressway Ltd,Transport for Scotland,Transport Scotland,Welsh GovernmentGR:motorway- Greece when ref starts with GreekΑor LatinAGR:national- Greece when ref starts with GreekΕΟor LatinEOGR:provincial- Greece generically for any provincial network when the network starts withGR:provincial:. Note thatΕΠprovincial refs are ignored.GR- Greece when operator inΑττική Οδός,Αυτοκινητόδρομος Αιγαίου,Εγνατία Οδός,Κεντρική Οδός,Μορέας,Νέα Οδός,Ολυμπία ΟδόςHU:national- Hungary national routesID:national- IndonesiaIN:MDR- India network starts withIN:MDRor ref isMDRIN:NH- India national highway, when network starts withIN:NHor ref starts withNHorORRIN:SH- India state highway, when network starts withIN:SHor ref starts withSHIR:national- Iran national road network normalized fromir:nationalIR:freeway- Iran freeway network normalized fromir:freewaysIT:A-road- Italy A-roadsIT:B-road- Italy B-roadsIT- Italy when operator inAutostrade per l' Italia S.P.A.,Autocamionale della Cisa S.P.A.,Autostrada dei Fiori S.P.A.,Autostrade Centropadane,S.A.L.T.,SATAPJP:expressway- Japan expressways when ref starts withCorE.JP:national- Japan national routes when name starts with国道and ends with号.JP:prefectural- Japan regional routes when network starts withJP:prefectural:to remove prefecture detailJP- Japan when operator in東日本高速道路KR:expressway- South Korea expressways (gosokdoro) when ncat is고속도로KR:local- South Korea local highways (jibangdo) when ncat is지방도KR:metropolitan- South Korea for metropolitan city roads (gwangyeoksido) when ncat is광역시도로and special city (Seoul) roads - (teukbyeolsido) when ncat is특별시도KR:national- South Korea for national roads (gukdo) when ncat is국도KZ:national- Kazakhstan national routesKZ:regional- Kazakhstan regional routesLA:national- Laos national routes when network ==LO:networkto correct for bad country codeMX:AGU- Aguascalientes region in Mexico when ref starts withAGSMX:BCN- Baja California Norte region in Mexico when ref starts withBCNMX:BCS- Baja California Sur region in Mexico when ref starts withBCorBCSMX:CAM- Campeche region in Mexico when ref starts withCAMMX:CHH- Chihuahua region in Mexico when ref starts withCHIHMX:CHP- Chiapas region in Mexico when ref starts withCHISMX:CMX:EXT- road in Mexico City when ref starts withEXTMX:CMX:INT- interior ring road in Mexico City when prefix isINTMX:COA- Coahuila region in Mexico when ref starts withCOAHMX:COL- Colima region in Mexico when ref starts withCOLMX:DUR- Durango region in Mexico when ref starts withDGOMX:GRO- Guerrero region in Mexico when ref starts withGROMX:GUA- Guanajuato region in Mexico when ref starts withGTOMX:HID- Hidalgo region in Mexico when ref starts withHGOMX:JAL- Jalisco region in Mexico when ref starts withJALMX:MEX- Mexican region in Mexico national roads when ref starts withMEXMX:MIC- Michoacán region in Mexico when ref starts withMICHMX:MOR- Morelos region in Mexico when ref starts withMORMX:NAY- Nayarit region in Mexico when ref starts withNAYMX:NLE- Nuevo León region in Mexico when ref starts withNLMX:OAX- Oaxaca region in Mexico when ref starts withOAXMX:PUE- Puebla region in Mexico when ref starts withPUEMX:QUE- Querétaro region in Mexico when ref starts withQROMX:ROO- Quintana Roo region in Mexico when ref starts withROOor ref.upper().startswith(Q. ROO)MX:SIN- Sinaloa region in Mexico when ref starts withSINMX:SLP- San Luis Potosí region in Mexico when ref starts withSLPMX:SON- Sonora region in Mexico when ref starts withSONMX:TAB- Tabasco region in Mexico when ref starts withTABMX:TAM- Tamaulipas region in Mexico when ref starts withTAMMX:VER- Veracruz region in Mexico when ref starts withVERMX:YUC- Yucatán region in Mexico when ref starts withYUCMX:ZAC- Zacatecas region in Mexico when ref starts withZACMY:expressway- Malaysia when ref starts withEMY:federal- Malaysia when ref starts with starts withFTor is missingMY:JHR- Johor region in Malaysia when ref starts withJMY:KDH- Kedah region in Malaysia when ref starts withKMY:KTN- Kelantan region in Malaysia when ref starts withDMY:MLK- Malacca region in Malaysia when ref starts withMMY:NSN- Negiri Sembilan region in Malaysia when ref starts withNMY:PHG- Pahang region in Malaysia when ref starts withCMY:PLS- Perlis region in Malaysia when ref starts withRMY:PNG- Penang region in Malaysia when ref starts withPMY:PRK- Perak region in Malaysia when ref starts withAMY:SBH- Sabah region in Malaysia when ref starts withSAMY:SGR:municipal- Selangor municipal in Malaysia when ref starts withMBSAMY:SGR- Selangor region in Malaysia when ref starts withBMY:SWK- Sarawak region in Malaysia when ref starts withQMY:TRG- Terengganu region in Malaysia when ref starts withTNL:A-road- NetherlandsNL:N-road- NetherlandsNO:fylkesvei- Norway when network starts withno:fylkesveiorNO:Fylkesveior when ref starts withFvNO:oslo:ring- Norway when ref starts withRingNO:riksvei- Norway when network starts withno:riksveiorNO:Riksveior when ref starts withRvNZ:SH- New ZealandNZ:SR- New ZealandPE:AM- Amazonas region in Peru, when ref starts withAMPE:AN- Ancash region in Peru, when ref starts withANPE:AP- Apurímac region in Peru, when ref starts withAPPE:AR- Arequipa region in Peru, when ref starts withARPE:AY- Ayacucho region in Peru, when ref starts withAYPE:CA- Cajamarca region in Peru, when ref starts withCAPE:CU- Cusco region in Peru, when ref starts withCUPE:HU- Huánuco region in Peru, when ref starts withHUPE:HV- Huancavelica region in Peru, when ref starts withHVPE:IC- Ica region in Peru, when ref starts withICPE:JU- Junín region in Peru, when ref starts withJUPE:LA- Lambayeque region in Peru, when ref starts withLAPE:LI- La Libertad region in Peru, when ref starts withLIPE:LM- Lima (including Callao) region in Peru, when ref starts withLMPE:LO- Loreto region in Peru, when ref starts withLOPE:MD- Madre de Dios region in Peru, when ref starts withMDPE:MO- Moquegua region in Peru, when ref starts withMOPE:PA- Pasco region in Peru, when ref starts withPAPE:PE- Peru federal routes when ref starts withPEPE:PI- Piura region in Peru, when ref starts withPIPE:PU- Puno region in Peru, when ref starts withPUPE:SM- San Martín region in Peru, when ref starts withSMPE:TA- Tacna region in Peru, when ref starts withTAPE:TU- Tumbes region in Peru, when ref starts withTUPE:UC- Ucayali region in Peru, when ref starts withUCPH:NHN- Philippines national highway network normalized fromPH:nhnPK- Pakistan when operator isHyderabad Metropolitan Development AuthorityPL:expressway- Poland when network isPL:expresswaysor when ref starts withSPL:motorway- Poland when network isPL:motorwaysor ref starts withAPL:national- Poland normalized frompl:nationalPL:regional- Poland normalized frompl:regionalPT:express- Portugal when ref startsVEPT:motorway- Portugal when ref startsAPT:municipal- Portugal when ref startsEMPT:national- Portugal when ref startsENPT:primary- Portugal when ref startsIPPT:rapid- Portugal when ref startsVRPT:regional- Portugal when ref startsERPT:secondary- Portugal when ref startsICPT- Portugal when operator inEuroscutRO:county- Romania when ref starts withDJRO:local- Romania when ref starts withDCRO:motorway- Romania when ref starts withARO:national- Romania when ref starts withDNRU:national- Russia and ref starts cyrillicМor latinMRU:regional- Russia when ref starts with cyrillicАor latinAor cyrillicРor latinPSG:expressway- Singapore for prefixes includingAYE(Ayer Rajah Expressway),BKE(Bukit Timah Expressway),CTE(Central Expressway),ECP(East Coast Parkway),KJE(Kranji Expressway),KPE(Kallang-Paya Lebar Expressway),MCE(Marina Coastal Expressway),PIE(Pan Island Expressway),SLE(Seletar Expressway),TPE(Tampines Expressway)TR:highway- Turkey State Highway System roads when ref starts withDTR:motorway- Turkey Otoyol roads when ref starts withOTR:provincial- Turkey when ref isD010,D100,D200,D300,D400,D550,D650,D750,D850, orD950UA:international- Ukraine when ref starts with cyrillicMor latinMUA:national- Ukraine when ref starts with cyrillicНor latinHUA:regional- Ukraine when ref starts with cyrillicРor latinP, see alsoUA:regional-yellowUA:territorial- Ukraine when ref starts with cyrillicТor latinTUS:AK- Alaska region in United StatesUS:AL- Alabama region in United StatesUS:AR- Arkansas region in United StatesUS:AZ- Arizona region in United StatesUS:BIA- Bureau of Indian Affairs routes in United States, not widely populated OSM valueUS:BLM- Bureau of Land Management routes in United States, not widely populated OSM valueUS:CA- California region in United StatesUS:CO- Colorado region in United StatesUS:CT- Connecticut region in United StatesUS:DC- District of Columbia region in United StatesUS:DE- Deleware region in United StatesUS:FL- Florida region in United StatesUS:FSH- U.S. Forest Service Highway in United StatesUS:FSR- U.S. Forest Service Road in United StatesUS:GA- Georgia region in United StatesUS:HI- Hawaii region in United StatesUS:I:Alternate- Interstate alternate route in United States based on network + modifierUS:I:Business- Interstate business alternate in United States based on network + modifierUS:I:Bypass- Interstate bypass alternate in United States based on network + modifierUS:I:Connector- Interstate connector alternate in United States based on network + modifierUS:I:Historic- Interstate historic alternate in United States based on network + modifierUS:I:Scenic- Interstate scenic alternate in United States based on network + modifierUS:I:Spur- Interstate spur alternate in United States based on network + modifierUS:I:Toll- Interstate toll alternate in United States based on network + modifierUS:I:Truck- Interstate truck alternate in United States based on network + modifierUS:I- Interstate route in United StatesUS:IA- Iowa region in United StatesUS:ID- Idaho region in United StatesUS:IL- Illinois region in United StatesUS:IN- Indiana region in United StatesUS:KS- Kansas region in United StatesUS:KY- Kentucky region in United StatesUS:LA- Louisiana region in United StatesUS:MA- Massachuesets region in United StatesUS:MD- Maryland region in United StatesUS:ME- Maine region in United StatesUS:MI- Michigan region in United StatesUS:MN- Minnesotta region in United StatesUS:MO- Missouri region in United StatesUS:MS- Mississippi region in United StatesUS:MT- Montana region in United StatesUS:NC- North Carolina region in United StatesUS:ND- North Dakota region in United StatesUS:NE- Nebraska region in United StatesUS:NH- New Hampshire region in United StatesUS:NJ- New Jersey region in United StatesUS:NM- New Mexico region in United StatesUS:NV- Nevada region in United StatesUS:NY- New York region in United StatesUS:OH- Ohio region in United StatesUS:OK- Oklahoma region in United StatesUS:OR- Oregon region in United StatesUS:PA- Pennsylvania region in United StatesUS:RI- Rhode Island region in United StatesUS:SC- South Carolina region in United StatesUS:SD- South Dakota region in United StatesUS:TN- Tennessee region in United StatesUS:TX- Texas region in United StatesUS:US:Alternate- U.S. Federal alternate route in United States based on network + modifierUS:US:Business- U.S. Federal business alternate in United States based on network + modifierUS:US:Bypass- U.S. Federal bypass alternate in United States based on network + modifierUS:US:Connector- U.S. Federal connector alternate in United States based on network + modifierUS:US:Historic- U.S. Federal historic alternate in United States based on network + modifierUS:US:Scenic- U.S. Federal scenic alternate in United States based on network + modifierUS:US:Spur- U.S. Federal spur alternate in United States based on network + modifierUS:US:Toll- U.S. Federal toll alternate in United States based on network + modifierUS:US:Truck- U.S. Federal truck alternate in United States based on network + modifierUS:US- U.S. Federal route in United StatesUS:UT- Utah region in United StatesUS:VA- Virginia region in United StatesUS:VT- Vermont region in United StatesUS:WA- Washington region in United StatesUS:WI- Wisconsin region in United StatesUS:WV- West Virginia region in United StatesUS:WY- Wyoming region in United StatesVN:expressway- Vietnam normalized fromVN:expresswaysor when ref starts withCTVN:national- Vietnam when name starts withQuốc lộor ref starts withQLVN:provincial- Vietnam when name starts withTỉnh lộor when ref starts withĐTorDTorTLor network isVN:TLVN:road- Vietnam for all other Vietnamese roads that have a refZA:kruger- South Africa when ref starts withHZA:metropolitan- South Africa when ref starts withMZA:national- South Africa when ref starts withNZA:provincial- South Africa when ref starts withRand ref is 2 charsZA:regional- South Africa when ref starts withRand ref is 3 charsZA:S-road- South Africa when ref starts withS